This book review was taken from the Shivian Times. It was written by Cornelius Underwood

Rabriah 19th 1885

For the Next Killer Who Dies is the memoir of KLA terrorist Kingsley Montivelo. What could be an interesting retrospective inside the mind of a Killer, is, instead, a melodramatic and inaccurate bit of propaganda. It disrespects our great nation by attempting to justify tragic events in Shivian history such as the Archive Bombings and the Calais Prison Riot. Still, it isn’t a complete waste of your time. There are some adequate bits of writing, commendable even, despite that it is an over ripe book of errors.

From start to finish the story goes out of the way to cast Shivian police officers in a bad light. Executions, torture, stalking those of the female persuasion, beatings and uncharacteristic bigotry. In addition, there are inaccurate details of the police being far too militaristic. For instance, the “Armored Squad,” featured is somewhat of an anachronism because the police were not so advanced until much later then the time the book is set. There are repetitive and severe moments of stark violence to secure that the Killer’s are not villains themselves, but victims of fascistic, uniformed police officers. The scene when Kingsley, during a midday stroll, watches two thieves brutally murdered before his eyes, such a thing wasn’t done. An agent of the law never over-extended his use of force, not even to Killers, unless justifiably needed. I wouldn’t go as far to say that there weren’t incidents. Killers are well known to appear threatening, given they have claws, scales and a general likeness to the Stone Dragons, I think there’s room for some leniency.

Most of the organization of the KLA is made up of young adults, suggesting their parents had no qualm of setting their futures with self-sacrificing notions, filling their ranks with innocent children unprepared for maiming and killing citizens. There is a relevant and psychological toll for all the characters resulting in unrestrained temperaments and thoughts of inadequacy. One tragedy after another builds the book up to be far too depressing for modern readers. This theme of fruitlessness in the book is somewhat contradictory to the overall message; for it is presumed that if the Killers would want to gain sympathy wouldn’t they always show that their cause is just? One such character is Asia Cavanaugh, following in her father’s footsteps, an old surly criminal proudly wearing his prison bar code along his chest. What message has she for the more susceptible minds in our society? There are startlingly too few characters of the opposite sex. The only one morally decisive character would be Aimee Cranston, carrying out peaceful protests and doing her ilk proud.

Overall, parents should refrain their children from picking it up. It potentially could run a risk of corrupting our youth with dreams of theatric romance fueled by an angry disposition to the law.